Advent confronts us with a question as old as Christmas: Is there room?
When Mary and Joseph arrived, “there was no room for them in the inn.” The Son of God entered a world too busy, too full, too occupied to receive Him.
And so we must ask: In your church and in your life, is there room for the mission Christ has given us?
If we have truly made room for Jesus, it affects every part of who we are - our desires, our priorities, our calendars, our families, our witness. Jesus does not simply call us to believe; He calls us to follow. And following Him means surrendering all of our life to the mission He has entrusted to His people:
“Go and make disciples… baptizing them… teaching them to obey everything I have commanded.”
Do you simply want what Jesus offers, or do you truly want who Jesus is?
He offers salvation and new life - praise God. But He is also the One sent from the Father, the Son who came as a missionary. As David Livingstone once wrote, “God had an only Son, and He was a missionary.” And Jesus Himself says, “As the Father has sent Me, so I am sending you.”
So we ask again:
Is there room in your life for all of Jesus - not just the gifts He brings, but the mission He gives? Is there room in your church to stop doing the “things” of church and truly BE the Church?
As we enter Advent and Christmas, may our hearts be stirred anew. Christ has come & Christ will come again. And until He returns, He has called and sent us to join Him in His redeeming work:
● to be disciples who make disciples,
● to be leaders who raise up more leaders,
● to be a Conference filled with the people called Methodists who are so on fire with zeal for the mission of Jesus that we become a place where Every Church Plants.
May we make room - for Christ, for His mission, and for the multiplying work He desires to do through us.
Are you, or do you have in your church, laypersons who are passionate about evangelism and discipleship? Fill out the Vision Carrier nomination form and work with the Multiplication Team to help champion the multiplication vision in your area.
Are you and your congregation on mission?
This honest assessment is intended to help guide prayerful discernment as your church prepares for 2026 vision and direction.
Are you sensing the call to plant a church, start a missional gathering, or simply take a next step in making disciples? Please reach out to the Multiplication Team!
